Jean-Yves M'voto

Jean-Yves M'voto

M'voto playing for Oldham Athletic in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jean-Yves M'voto Owono
Date of birth (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Raith Rovers
Number 5
Youth career
1999–2003 USM Carrières sur Seine
2003–2005 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2008–2011 Sunderland 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Southend United (loan) 17 (1)
2010–2011 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 27 (2)
2011–2013 Oldham Athletic 78 (5)
2013–2015 Barnsley 56 (2)
2015–2016 Leyton Orient 8 (0)
2016 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0 (0)
2016– Raith Rovers 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:54, 8 July 2016 (UTC).


Jean-Yves M'voto Owono (born 6 September 1988) is a French footballer, born in Paris, who plays as a defender for Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers. He has also appeared for English teams Oldham Athletic, Barnsley, Leyton Orient & Polish team Zawisza Bydgoszcz.

Club career

M'voto joined Sunderland on a  3 1⁄2-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 15 January 2008.[1] On 7 August 2009, M'voto signed a six-month loan with Southend United.[2]

On 12 January 2010, M'voto extended his loan with Southend until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Southend in a 2–2 draw with future club Oldham Athletic on 24 April 2010.[3]

On 5 August 2010 he, along with team mate Oumare Tounkara, joined Oldham Athletic on a season-long loan.[4] He scored his first Oldham goal on 30 October 2010 in a 4–2 victory over Plymouth Argyle.[5] After being virtually ever present for the team he injured his ankle and Oldham cancelled the remainder of his loan in January 2011.[6] However, on 18 March 2011, after regaining full fitness, Oldham Athletic re-signed the defender on loan from Sunderland until the end of the season.[7] On 7 April Sunderland announced that he was amongst eight players to be released at the end of the season.[8]

On 30 June 2011, Oldham Athletic announced that M'voto had signed a two-year contract with the club, despite interest from other clubs.[9]

M'voto signed a two-year contract with Championship club Barnsley on 23 July 2013.[10]

After leaving Barnsley in the summer of 2015, he spent some time without a club before signing on a two-month contract with League Two club Leyton Orient on 20 November 2015.[11] On 20 January 2016, Leyton Orient announced that M'voto would be departing the club at the conclusion of his two-month deal.[12]

In January 2016 he signed at Polish club Zawisza Bydgoszcz.[13]

On 8 July 2016 it was announced that M'Voto had then signed for Raith Rovers.[14]

International career

M'Voto is a former France Under-19 international.[15]

Career statistics

As of 3 February 2013
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland
2009–10[16]
Premier League 000000—00
2010–11[17]
Premier League 000000—00
Total 0000000000
Southend United (loan)
2009–10[18]
League One 171002000191
Oldham Athletic (loan)
2010–11[19]
League One 27210101[lower-alpha 1]0302
Oldham Athletic
2011–12[20]
League One 36130104[lower-alpha 1]0441
2012–13[21] League One 26130111[lower-alpha 1]0312
Total 8947031601055
Career totals 10657051601246

References

  1. ↑ "Frenchman Mvoto joins Sunderland". BBC Sport. 2008-01-15. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  2. ↑ "Mvoto loaned to Shrimpers". Sky Sports. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. ↑ "Oldham 2–2 Southend". BBC Sport. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Pair head out on loan". SAFC.com. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  5. ↑ "Oldham 4–2 Plymouth". BBC Sport. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Oldham 4–2 Plymouth". Oldham Athletic AFC. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "M'Voto back at Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sunderland to release eight". Sunderland AFC. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Oldham Athletic secure defender Jean Yves Mvoto". BBC Sport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Barnsley beat Doncaster to defender Jean-Yves M'Voto". BBC Sport. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  11. ↑ "O's add Frenchman M'Voto". Leyton Orient F.C. 20 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "NEWS: M'voto departs". Leyton Orient F.C. 20 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Jean-Yves M'voto w Zawiszy Bydgoszcz.". Zawisza Bydgoszcz. 28 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Rovers Capture M'Voto". Raith Rovers F.C. 8 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Paul Dickov hopes Mvoto will return to Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  16. ↑ "Sunderland 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  17. ↑ "Sunderland 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  18. ↑ "Southend 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  19. ↑ "Oldham 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  20. ↑ "Jean-Yves M'voto Football Stats Season 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  21. ↑ "Oldham 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
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